I find this position incredibly ignorant. I have no idea what kind of filter one needs to apply to reality to not see the growing signs of fascism all around.
Uncle Bob Martin
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22 Jun 2018
The comparison to Nazism displays, in my estimation, an ignorance of the true evil of the holocaust. The mere attempt to compare that evil with the awful situation of the last few weeks diminishes the significance of the holocaust to the level of — politics.
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So you do not observe growing support for right-wing, populist parties? And no increase in authoritarian governing styles in Hungary, Poland, Turkey, and the US?
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I’m willing to be educated; this is what my dictionary says about fascism
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Hey Stefan, suggesting that rightwing Hungarian or Poland governments are some evidence of growing fascism is like me saying that your boss or EU is an evidence of growing communism. The latter scares my way more.
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Replying to @janecek @mikekelly85
We can debate when, exactly, the term “fascism” becomes applicable. But I don’t think it’s reasonable to deny there’s growing nationalism and anti-democratic, authoritarian tendencies in those countries. Not sure who my “boss” refers to.

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OK, I am not denying that. In fact, I hope it will balance and reverse anti-democratic tendencies of EU.
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That would be a very positive outcome, but I’m not hopeful.
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The book "How Democracies Die" (b.mamund.com/2Gn8aMP) from two scholars on the degradation of European and South American democracies in the 20th century offers a valuable perspective on what is happening around the world today.
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I find *that* view ridiculous, as there are dozens of documented examples of Trump and his administration attacking the rule of law and democracy. But I’ll stop responding to anything related to US politics for now.